Array Help

[scott]

Just trying to finish my powershell assignment, but even if you can explain how to do it in any language i can prob just grab the concept..

I have a data driven loop that accepts multiple inputs and the stores then in an arary.

Only problem is when i display the array its got all the info on just the one line i need to have it display 1 line for one loop of inputs.

This makes the array
$details +=($type,$description,$price,$quantity)
$count = $count +1

And this is displaying it.
do
{
write-host "item $i is "$details
$i = $i + 1
}
while ($i -lt $count)

Is there something i can add that so it adds another line each time it adds to the array ??

it out puts like this

Scott Field 1 1 Tony Ganly 2 2
Scott Field 1 1 Tony Ganly 2 2

And needs to come out like this
Scott Field 1 1
Tony Ganly 2 2

Thanks

[Zer0//]

do
{
write-host "item $i is "$details "</ br>"
$i = $i + 1
}
while ($i -lt $count)


try something like that.

[scott]

im sorrying html doesnt work in powershell :P

[Zer0//]

ah shnap. i have no idea what powershell is >< .

I did bit of google searching.. read this it should fix your problem

How to put line breaks into a text string in Windows Powershell | SearchMarked.com

[fury]

google is your friend,

` for line break

[scott]

Doesnt work with arrays :P

[fury]

do
{
write-host "item $i is "$details `
$i = $i + 1
}
while ($i -lt $count)

try that

[Zer0//]

Well im no help lol

javascript and php is better :P
also ajax is badass **** but complicated ><

[scott]

Yeah the problem is with the array itself not printing it so doing that will just display the array twice is a line break under it.

Thanks neway i think ill try go about it a dif way

[fury]

hmm i see GL!

[MiMiX]

can you not just add \n to your output?

works in c# formats to force new line...

cant you also use VB.net or C# commands within powershell and interact with the objects the same way you would as if it was a win/asp app?

[scott]

Okay well im going about it a different way now.

this makes the array
$details =($type,$description,$price,$quantity)
this outputs the array to a txt file
$details | out-file test.txt
but the out put of the txt file is this
Scott
lol
1
2

and i want them to all be side by side.
ne idea

[Subaru]

What about using an if or while loop to check if it should print a newline or not? That way you could include an endline character of your own and tell it to only print a new line if it encounters the character? Might be using more system overhead than you want though... It could at least be a starting point for a more efficient solution.

[MiMiX]

instead of piping to out-file, why not set the input object by the parameter provided? Not sure if that will fix it?

eg: out-file test.txt -inputobject $details

[chemicalNova]

Sorry.. how is AJAX complicated?

Haha scott.. I wasn't on MSN between work and now so you had to post. SUCKS2BU.

Also.. I've known about powershell for like, 3 weeks now.. and I don't think I like it.

chem

[ivo]

Do a string merge of $type,$description,$price,$quantity, then output that to the file.

like $details = $type " " $description " " $price " " $quantity
or <insert loop here> $details[i] = $type[i] " " $description[i] " " $price[i] " " $quantity[i]

or something